Trundle Goes From Hero To Villain
Or so says the BBC Sport report on Lee Trundle’s baiting of Cardiff City after leading his Swansea side to the FA League Trophy at the Millenium Stadium against Carlisle.
After scoring his side’s first in a 2-1 win with a trademark spectacular goal, Trundle wore a tee shirt and waved a flag on the pitch after the game with “insults” aimed at Cardiff and will now be called up before the Football Association of Wales and his chairman to answer for his actions.
I could understand a little if it was Cardiff City that Swansea were playing on the day but it wasn’t and to hit a passionate player with punishment for showing his obvious love for the club in the same way it’s fans do i.e. hating their big rivals is another example of faceless, spineless Political Correctness coming further into football.
If I was a Swansea fan I would LOVE to see my star striker scoring goals, winning trophies and then rubbing it in the faces of our rivals. That’s what we all want from our footballers, not some fancy dans who think picking up their paycheck and p*ssing off in their Ferrari is their week’s work but honest players who show how much they love the club and get involved.
I say more Lee Trundles, less Premiership money grabbers. I feel myself drawn more and more to the lower leagues these days as the overriding rush for money above personal and team glory at the top level sickens me more and more.
This isn’t what football is about, it’s about Lee Trundle waving flags and wearing t-shirts, about Paul Tait celebrating Birmingham’s Auto Windscreens Shield victory a few years ago with a “Shit On The Villa” t-shirt and Gary Neville giving it to the Scousers when Man Utd won at the death against Liverpool.
This is called passion. We all used to have it for the game. We need it back.
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3 opinions for Trundle Goes From Hero To Villain
Bob
Apr 4, 2006 at 9:01 am
The game was in Cardiff, and Trundle’s actions were a direct attempt to antagonise a club’s fans who had nothing to do with the game. That says it all if you win a cup, and your first thought is about another, unrelated club who weren’t even entered into the competition. He’s looking for attention, he’s a good player - why not do his talking on the pitch?
Dom
Apr 6, 2006 at 3:38 am
Fao Bob. Trundle did do his talking on the pitch, he scored one of the best goals scored in the millenium stadium full stop. What happened afterwards was nothing more than players getting carried away in th eheat of the moment and sharing it with the fans who feel very passionate about their club and the disliking of their rivals whos city the game was played in, nothing sinister at all just a little bit of fun and possibly misguided. the fall out since is nothing more than political correctness gone absolutely crazy move on I say move on.
charltonfan
Apr 7, 2006 at 8:49 pm
“Trundle did do his talking on the pitch, he scored one of the best goals scored in the millenium stadium full stop.”
In what cup comp was it? The Bob’s plumbimg PLC cup or something like that.
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